| Decorating the tables at a wedding can be a | | | | photos of themselves together with the flowers |
| hassle unless the whole thing has been planned | | | | or the candles in photo frames with the date of |
| well in advance. The reason is that guests are | | | | the ceremony engraved on the frame. |
| going to come and sit at these tables and | | | | Tables can also be decorated with plates of |
| converse with each other. Therefore, it is the | | | | snacks that the guests can pick from during the |
| duty of the decorator to set the appropriate | | | | ceremony if they wish to. Cheese, fruits, dried |
| ambiance for the wedding to take place. | | | | nuts and fruits are popular edible choices of |
| The Cover Cloth | | | | centerpiece decoration at wedding tables. |
| The first thing that one should take care of while | | | | Sometimes even fortune cookies are kept in a |
| decorating wedding tables is the cloth that covers | | | | bowl on the tables. The fortunes contain tiny |
| it. You may stick to the traditional white and ivory | | | | messages telling the guests anecdotes from the |
| colors. However, if you are open to | | | | couple's courtship days. This is a wonderful way |
| experimentation you may use pastel shades such | | | | of personalizing the ceremony and sharing their |
| as pink, green and mauve. Sometimes more than | | | | relationship with their loved ones. |
| one color is also used. This means that more than | | | | The Tables for the Wedding Cake and Drinks |
| one table cloth might be required to set the table. | | | | The table where the wedding cake is to be placed |
| Make sure that the cloths are taped to each | | | | should be decorated with utmost care as this is |
| other so that they don't slide off each other in | | | | the table where most people will flock to and |
| time. | | | | take pictures in front of. Flowers, ribbons, satin |
| Centerpiece | | | | sashes made into beautiful knots and table cloths |
| Centerpieces can make or break the environment | | | | arranged neatly should be placed on the table. The |
| of a wedding. Most people choose to place | | | | drinks table should have an elevated stand on |
| flowers in vases on the table as the centerpiece. | | | | which the glasses can be displayed. |
| Roses, lilies and orchids are good choices. | | | | Confetti |
| However, care should be taken that the | | | | Confetti is a great way to decorate a wedding |
| centerpiece, no matter what it is, it should not | | | | area. However, care should be taken that they |
| dominate the table. People should be allowed to | | | | don't land up in people's drinks or food. Metallic |
| carry on conversation with each other at the | | | | confetti is preferred by some people at weddings |
| table without discomfort. | | | | over normal ones. |
| Another choice for centerpiece is scented floating | | | | Crystals |
| candles placed in bowls of water and lit a few | | | | If cost is not the limiting issue and one does not |
| moments before the guests start arriving. | | | | mind experimenting then crystals may be used to |
| Personalization | | | | decorate the tables by placing them smartly as |
| If the couple wants to make the table decoration | | | | part of the centerpiece. |
| a little more personal they can also place small | | | | |